Baptism

Jake's baptism story is great! Here are a few highlights:

~The day of his bishop's interview he asked me what kind of things the bishop would ask him and I told him. One question I told him was, "Why do you want to be baptized?" and Jake quickly replied, "because my mom would kick my butt if I didn't!"- what a stinker huh?! I told him he better come up with a better answer than that for the interview. When he got home from his interview he came in and shouted, "hey MOM! I passed!" LOL!!

~The day of his baptism he wasn't nervous at all! I couldn't believe it! He was so absolutely sure of his decision- it was very neat to witness. Kevin baptized and confirmed him and he was glowing. I loved it! We had the family and a few friends over for brunch afterwards- that's always a highlight!

~During sacrament the next day the bishop called Jake up to introduce the newest member of our ward and had some incredibly nice things to say about Jake. (Of course, I can't remember word for word, but this is what I remember about it.) He talked about their interview and how Jake actually taught him- how he knew that Jake would make an amazing missionary someday- that his knowledge of the gospel was obvious and that he had absolute conviction about why he wanted to get baptized. Of course, I was bawling in the back and Jake was absolutely glowing again! It was one of the most special things I'll ever experience!

Anyway, this was WAY longer than it needed to be, but like I always say- this is more for my journaling than anything else. Jake is truly something special- he's a great friend, great brother and even better son! I am honored to be his mom!